Ford GT Forum 200 mph Club & Standing Mile Results

[BlackICE]

I think youre car would run 200 even without optimum conditions, due to the gearing, as lont as its not 110 deg:willy

you guys coming down for the next mile in march?, you know now they have side by side roll races going on from 1/4 mile mark to the 3/4 mile mark, its pretty cool they follow you with a truck that has a camera mounted on it and a motorcycle follow just behind(as a judge) to make sure no one jumps the gun:biggrin

soroush, can the motocycle keep up with your car? :lol

 

[kumar]

Must be something new. I've run over 200 at the Mile several times without a suit and no complaints from the organizers. I'll need to find out about this before I go back.:confused

Yea, that's what I've heard before so I went down unprepared. They were strict on suit, gloves, and fire extinguisher.

 

[kumar]

I'm aiming for Mullet's time next time out.

 

[Mullet]

I'm aiming for Mullet's time next time out.

Bring your A game.

I'll be there and am shooting for 230+. :biggrin

 

[ChipBeck]

Oh yeah!!!!!

Well I'm planning to knock off MarkH with a run of 200.7 mph!

I just want the 200 MPH Club T-shirt. :cheers

Chip

 

[kumar]

Bring your A game.

I'll be there and am shooting for 230+. :biggrin

at least let me try to catch up to 226 before you go upping the bar :ack

i was going to do the motor this winter but opted to try something else instead

 

[64c2vette]

Gps?

My 206 MPH run was recorded on a Garmin GPS. Yes , The GT Speedos are off by about 6 MPH at 200 MPH.
We had a two mile Airstrip to run the cars. We were able to do a running start at the beginning of the 2 mile runway. It took more than a mile to get my Pulley and tune car to that speed.

Hope your Garmin is more accurate than mine :wink (just so there is no misunderstanding, I am NOT claiming this as a legitimate top speed, but it is an unretouched photo) Was trying to check speedo accuracy at the upper end of range, and the Garmin appeared to be a bit "optimistic" shall we say. I am told it is an older design that is not accurate at high speeds (um, yes).

 

[BlackICE]

My Driftbox matched the TX mile slips in the 3rd decimal place!

My Garmin seemed very reasonable up to 143 MPH but I didn't have anything to compare it too.

The Driftbox's datarate is 10 times per second, while most GPS units only do at 1 time per second last I read.

 

[soroush]

Bring your A game.

I'll be there and am shooting for 230+. :biggrin

then I will shoot for 232+:biggrin

 

[Apollo]

I am officially a member of the 200+ club. 202.5 at the Top Gun Run in Miami on 3/14/10. :banana::biggrin

Correction - 202.66
They had a printer issue so we did not get slips but I see the reults have been posted.

 

[laniakea]

New Members to the Club

Congratulations to Kyle Wall, 17 years old, 202.5 mph and Jim Guthrie, a little older 210.7 mph both in Jim's 05 silver GT. Additionally, Kyle ran 187.6 mph in his Red 05 GT which is completely stock.:banana

 

[fjpikul]

I thought you had to be at least 18 to participate? NASA rules?

 

[Fast Freddy]

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[laniakea]

Texas Mile

Runs were done at the Texas Mile. I'm not sure what the rules are for nasa as a sanctioning body, however, the website for the Texas Mile states all participants under the age of 16 must have a minor waiver signed. When we arrived it turned out to be a typo on the website and waivers are for all those under 18.

 

[kumar]

224.3

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

I ran 206.6 yesterday on the Miami runway. (1 mile, not 1.25)

 

[Awsum GT]

I ran 206.6 yesterday on the Miami runway. (1 mile, not 1.25)

Was this just before lift off?

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Was this just before lift off?

LOL...no, that speed would exceed the speed rating of the av-tires. They are only rated to 160 knots. :lol

 

[PL510*Jeff]

I ran 206.6 yesterday on the Miami runway. (1 mile, not 1.25)

:confused---FGT or Airplane?

 

[jaxgt]

I didn't think the runway was open until Sunday? Congrats though.